Crowds at Irish greyhound stadiums fall again according to 2014 figures

Attendance at greyhound meetings continued to decline last year at a time when the industry faced criticism over its corporate governance, doping controls, and animal-welfare sanctions.

A total of 644,839 people attended race nights at the country’s 17 greyhound tracks in 2014 — down more than 43,000 on the previous year’s figures and a drop in annual attendance of 6.2%.

The average attendance at greyhound meetings last year was just 371, down from 392 in 2014.